BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 NXT coming to Philly in May Can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 WWE actually signed Samoa Joe? Â I'm shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 WWE actually signed Samoa Joe?  I'm shocked.  Yeah, they actually signed him a few weeks ago. That should be interesting to say the least. I assume he is going to start in NXT, and apparently he will debut sometime in June. I just know that I would definitely be on board with a Samoa Joe-Kevin Owens match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015  Look who's been training to not be a robot stiff anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yeah, they actually signed him a few weeks ago. That should be interesting to say the least. I assume he is going to start in NXT, and apparently he will debut sometime in June. I just know that I would definitely be on board with a Samoa Joe-Kevin Owens match. Wow, WWE's roster is loaded Joe should have been in the WWE years ago IMO. I heard he turned down the Umaga gimmick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 RIP Vern Gagne  http://www.newson6.com/story/28918397/wrestling-legend-verne-gagne-dies-at-age-89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) I don't think any matches of Verne in his prime exist. There's a fair amount of stuff of old Verne making one-shot appearances in the 80s. The AWA was like a retirement home by the late 80s, and I can't say I was ever a fan of it. (Though, like I said recently, you can do far worse than go down a Nick Bockwinkle rabbit hole on youtube). Â The guys who either got their start or re-invented themselves under Verne is staggering. The fact that he trained Flair, let Hulk-a-mania become a thing, and basically gave Shawn Michaels is first exposure is amazing. Â WrestleMania 3 happened because all Andre had to do was stand beside Bobby Heenan to become the biggest heel in history. Jesse Ventura is the guy that leaked the fact that Andre was mad at Hogan. The interviews (aside from the Piper Pit moments) were conducted by Gene Okerlund. Jesse Ventura was the color commentator for the match. Everyone involved - aside from Andre - owed a large part of their success to Verne. Â Meanwhile, in the NWA, Dusty and Flair were main eventing on a yearly basis. Both got their start with Verne. (Though both were radically different in the AWA). Â (I totally forgot the part that the Monday Night Wars never happen if Verne doesn't give Eric Bischoff is first job in wrestling). Â He had an incredibly broad eye for talent and then put that talent within an incredibly narrow vision. Edited April 28, 2015 by Lombardi's_kid_brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 You guys see that Billy Corgan was hired by TNA to write for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 You guys see that Billy Corgan was hired by TNA to write for them? Â The ****? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The ****?  His title is "Senior Producer" but he wants to write socially conscious story lines.  Bwahahahahaha,  http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/28/billy-corgan-senior-producer-tna-wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 He's a big fan on the business. Should be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 He's a big fan on the business. Should be interesting  So am I.  Not sure why that makes him qualified to "write" wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 So am I. Not sure why that makes him qualified to "write" wrestling. It doesn't but he's a creative guy as a musician. It doesn't hurt and it gives them some mainstream buzz. I'm of the thinking that only wrestling minds should book but the business is moving away from that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Weirdo Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) He co-founded Resistance Pro in Chicago with some guys a few years ago. Don't know anything about it but he is a huge wrestling fan so I guess he's got that going for him. I do find it funny he used the transgender idea as a socially conscious storyline since his past with the one transgendered guitar tech. http://www.queerty.com/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-calls-transwoman-a-heshe-and-an-ugly-pig-20110901 Edited April 28, 2015 by Big Weirdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Got my tickets for NXT Philly Which is funny cuz I have no desire to buy tickets to a WWE event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Sports Illustrated did a riveting story on the big April 1995 New Japan Pro Wrestling/WCW trip to North Korea that had record setting attendance. Â I've heard most of the stories before but this is a good read for folks that have never heard about the two day event. Since I've always been fascinated by North Korea it was cool reading this. Â http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/04/27/muhammad-ali-ric-flair-oral-history-pro-wrestling-north-korea Edited April 30, 2015 by LeesburgSkinFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Haven't been watching much the past few months but I caught a video of that Finn Balor dude. Â I now get it. Holy **** that guy looks special. And his entrances are INSANE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Great read Thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Grantland: Second Annual Pro Wrestling Draft Board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Great read Thanks man  That's an amazing story and would be the great leaping off point for a highly fictionalized movie version.  Scott Steiner, Ric Flair, and Scott Norton were in North Korea at the same time. How did that not end in a war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Imagine if Vader were there and Kim Jong il or one of his subordinates told him wrestling was fake. Oh man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's an amazing story and would be the great leaping off point for a highly fictionalized movie version. Scott Steiner, Ric Flair, and Scott Norton were in North Korea at the same time. How did that not end in a war? I'm just surprised that Scott didn't kill anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 (edited) Hogan v Flair at Wrestlemania 32.  Yep...that's allegedly what Vince has agreed to..provided they can both pass a physical. Which in and of itself might be a problem.   Still...  Edited May 1, 2015 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Started watching last nights TNA Hard Justice. Dear lord the in ring announcing/commentary by Josh Mathews & Al Snow is HORRIBLE. Like they're reading from a TelePrompTer for the first time bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Half Nelson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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